COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The suspect killed after a shooting at an Amazon facility in central Ohio has been identified as one of the warehouse employees.
On Monday, West Jefferson police released more information about two Sunday afternoon shootings linked to a suspect. The incident began around 4:45 p.m. at Amazon’s CMH5 fulfillment center, located west of Columbus at 6400 OH-29.
The man, who police confirmed was a security guard at the establishment, fired one shot inside and damaged the building. No one was injured, according to West Jefferson police, who also confirmed that more than 100 employees were inside at the time of the shooting.
The suspect then left the Amazon facility in a car before officers arrived on scene. Shortly after, Columbus police found the suspect on the city’s west side. When they approached the Amazon worker, West Jefferson police say he began shooting at them. He struck a CPD officer, and the suspect was shot by several officers who returned fire.
The injured officer was transported to Grant Medical Center in stable condition. The suspect was transported to Doctors West Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:57 p.m., Columbus police said.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has opened an investigation into the shooting at the Amazon facility and the officer-involved shooting in west Columbus.
This was the second incident in which a suspect was shot by a Columbus police officer over the weekend. On Saturday, officers engaged in a “shootout” with a domestic violence suspect on the East Side, killing him. Police said the man killed a woman before encountering police.
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